Thermocouple made up of:

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  1. Tungsten - Copper
  2. Ferrous - aluminum
  3. Nickel - Chromium
  4. Ferrous - Chromium

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Option 3 : Nickel - Chromium
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Explanation:
Thermocouple:
  • A thermocouple is a sensor used to measure temperature.
  • Generally, temperature up to 1400° is measured through this device.
  • The thermocouple is generally made up of Nickel and Chromium for the use of temperature measurement inside the engine.
  • It consists of two wire legs made from different metals.
  • The wire's legs are welded together at one end, creating a junction.
  • This junction is where the temperature is measured.
  • When the junction experiences a change in temperature, a voltage is created.
  • The voltage can then be interpreted using thermocouple reference tables to calculate the temperature.
  • It works on the principle of the Seebeck effect which states that the temperature difference between two dissimilar electric conductors produces a voltage difference between them.
  • This potential difference is used to measure temperatures.
Types of thermocouple:
  • Type K (Nickel – alumel or Nickel-Chromium)
  • Type E (Chromel – constantan)
  • Type J (Iron – constantan)
  • Type B (Platinum – rhodium)
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